Hack Your CityEach Monday we ask you for your best tips on a city: driving tips, restaurant recs, things to do, and any other advice for visitors and locals. Then on Thursday, we present the best comments. We’re working our way around the U.S. and around the globe.

My hometown used to be named Charleston, New York. And then a bunch of people moved in from Old Lyme, Connecticut, and they renamed it Lima, pronounced like the bean. So a warning to the residents of Charleston, South Carolina: never let in people from Old Lyme.

Each Monday on Hack Your City, we ask readers for your best tips on a city: driving tips, restaurant recs, things to do, and any other advice for visitors and locals. Then on Thursday, we present the best comments. We’re working our way around the U.S. and around the globe.

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Time for our regular Hack Your City questions:

What’s underrated? What places deserve just a few more discerning visitors? And what hacks can turn an okay attraction into a great one? How does Charleston punch above or below its weight as a mid-sized city?

How should a visitor approach the city? What attitude should they adopt? What local traditions, behaviors, and laws should they be aware of? What should they know about the city’s past and present? How friendly are the locals, and how can visitors get along with them?

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What’s it like longterm? What do you love and hate about the city? What do you recommend to other residents? How do you hack your commute, what’s your daily lunch spot? What mistakes do new residents make—any shibboleth street names or weird parking regulations? And where do you go when you want to get out of the city for a day or a weekend?

Lastly, how would you explain this city if you couldn’t rely on any place names? How would you put the city’s “vibe” into words? How has that vibe changed over the past few years? How’s the classic Charleston accent holding up?

Leave your tips in the comments below, and we’ll highlight the best ones throughout the week. We get a lot of repeat tips on here, so if you want to get featured, read a couple comments before you leave your own. Then come back Thursday for a new post with the highlights.